Flow as a Framework to Engage Youth in Participatory Politics on Social Media Platforms
نویسنده
چکیده
Recentstudiesindicatethatyouth’sincreasedexposuretopoliticalcontentonsocialmediaplatforms doesnotcorrelatepositivelywithanincreasedinterestinpolitics.Thisseeminglycontradictoryhigh exposureversuslowinterestindicatesacertainlevelofapathytowardspoliticalparticipation.This articleproposesthatinorderforyouthtoexperienceastrongerengagementinparticipatorypolitics, theyneedtofeelchallengedandskilledenoughtobeabletomakeanimpact.Thisarticledrawson Csikszentmihalyi’sflowtheorypremisethatastateoftotalabsorption,or“flow,”canbeattainedin agame-likeenvironmentinwhichtheactorsarehighlyskilledandthechallengesmatchtheirskills. Theauthorproposesaframeworkthatreliesoncombiningmemes’viralproperties—theirability totransmitpoliticalcontent—andthestrengthofengagementinagame-likeenvironmenttocreate politicallyprovocativememesabletoimproveyouthparticipationinpolitics. KEYwoRdS Flow Theory, Internet Memes, Participatory Politics, Social Media, Youth Engagement
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IJEP
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017